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Data protection


We, the organization Capitalbrothers are pleased about your visit to our website and your interest in our company. The protection of your personal data is very important to us. Personal data are individual details about personal or factual circumstances of a specific or identifiable natural person. This includes information such as your real name, address, telephone number and date of birth. Since this data enjoys special protection, we only collect it to the extent that is technically necessary. In the following, we will explain to you, in accordance with our duty, which information we collect during your visit to our website and how it is used. Our data protection practice is in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG). We will only collect, process and store your personal data for processing inquiries and, if necessary, for processing orders / contracts. Only if you have previously given your consent separately will your data be used for further purposes, which are precisely defined in the consent, e.g. for information about offers by newsletter, etc.

1. Pseudonymised use of the website

In principle, you can visit our website without giving us any personal data. Pseudonymized usage data are not merged with the data of the bearer of the pseudonym. A pseudonymous usage profile is not created.

2. Special functions of the website

Our site offers you various functions, the use of which we collect, process and store personal data. Below we explain what happens to this data:

* Contact forms
The data recorded via our contact forms ("Contact", "Personal advice", "Callback service", "Seen cheaper elsewhere?") Will only be used to process inquiries received through the contact forms. After the request has been processed, the data collected will be deleted within six months.

* Login area:
You have the option of using a separate login area on our website. If you have forgotten your password or your user name for this area, you have the option of having this data sent to you again after entering your contact details (e-mail address). The usage data arising from the use of the login area is only collected, stored and processed by us to combat misuse and to remedy faults or to maintain functionality. It is not used for other purposes or passed on to third parties. The data collected as part of the 'Forgot username or password' function will only be used to resend forgotten access data.

* Newsletter:
The data recorded in the registration mask of our newsletter will only be used by us for sending our newsletter, in which we provide information about all our services. After registering, we will send you a confirmation e-mail containing a link that you must click to complete the registration for our newsletter (double opt-in). The newsletter can be canceled at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link. We will delete your data within six months of deregistration. Your data will also be deleted by us in the event of an incomplete registration within six months.

3. Data transfer / earmarking

We only pass on personal data to third parties insofar as this is necessary for us to fulfill our contractual obligations, in particular to process a closed contract.
If you provide us with personal data within the scope of a consent, this data will only be used for the purpose on which the consent is based and to which you have agreed in advance. We will only store your personal data for as long as is necessary for the intended purpose of data collection or as required by law.
Your concerns will be considered in accordance with the statutory provisions. You can contact the responsible body acc. Number 1 will receive information about the stored data concerning you.
A transfer of personal data to third parties does not take place except for the stated purposes of contract and payment processing.

4. Statistical analysis of visits to this website

When you access this website or individual files on the website, we collect, process and store the following data: IP address, website from which the file was retrieved, name of the file, date and time of the retrieval, amount of data transferred and notification of success the retrieval (so-called web log). We use this access data exclusively in non-personalized form for the continuous improvement of our internet offer and for statistical purposes.

* Google Analytics:
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: Google). Google Analytics uses various technologies, including so-called 'cookies', which are stored on your computer and which enable an analysis of the use of this website by visitors. The information obtained by Google Analytics about your use of this website is transmitted to Google servers, which may be operated in countries outside the member states of the European Union and possibly also outside of contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. By activating the IP anonymization within the Google Analytics tracking code of this website, your IP address will be anonymized by Google prior to transmission. This website uses a Google Analytics tracking code which is used by the operator gat._anonymizeIp (); has been expanded to only allow anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking). On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your visit to this website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide the website operator with other services related to website and internet use. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. You can prevent the storage of Google cookies by setting your browser software accordingly. However, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent. You can also prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the Google cookie and relating to your use of the website (including your IP address) and from processing this data by Google by clicking the following link (http: //tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de) download and install the available browser plug-in. You can find more information on this at http://www.google.com/intl/de/analytics/privacyoverview.html (general information on Google Analytics and data protection).

5. External content / processing of data outside the EU

We use active Java Script content from external providers on our website. By calling up our website, these external providers may receive personal information about your visit to our website. You can prevent this by installing a JavaScript blocker such as the browser plug-in 'NoScript' (www.noscript.net) or deactivating JavaScript in your browser. This can lead to functional restrictions on the websites that you visit.

* Facebook:
Plugins from the company Facebook Inc., 1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA or its subsidiary Facebook Ireland Ltd., Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland (Facebook) are reloaded on our pages. If you have activated scripts in your browser and have not installed a script blocker, your browser will transmit personal data to Facebook without asking you separately. When logged in, the data can be directly assigned to the Facebook profile. We do not know which data Facebook links to the personal data received and for what purposes Facebook uses this data. You can find more information on this in Facebook's data protection declaration (https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/). If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign your visit to our website to your Facebook account, please log out of your Facebook user account and block the execution of Facebook script content in your browser, e.g. with the script blockers from www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com.

* Google +:
We use the Google +1 button from Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States (Google). If you have activated plugins in your browser and have not installed a script blocker, your browser may transmit personal data to Google. When logged in, the data can be directly assigned to the Google+ profile. We do not know what data Google links with the data received and for what purposes Google uses this data. You can find more information on this in Google's data protection declaration via the Google +1 button (see http://www.google.com/intl/de/%2B/policy/%2B1button.html). If you do not want Google to be able to assign your visit to our website to your Google account, please log out of your Google user account and block the execution of scripts in your browser. To prevent the execution of scripts altogether, you can install a script blocker (e.g. www.noscript.net or www.ghostery.com).

6. Information about the use of cookies

We use cookies on various pages to make visiting our website attractive and to enable the use of certain functions. The so-called 'cookies' are small text files that your browser can store on your computer. The process of storing a cookie file is also called 'setting a cookie'. You can set your browser according to your wishes so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, decide on the acceptance on a case-by-case basis or generally accept or generally exclude the acceptance of cookies. Cookies can be used for different purposes, e.g. to recognize that your PC has already connected to a website (permanent cookies) or to save recently viewed offers (session cookies). We use cookies to offer you increased user convenience. In order to use our convenience functions, we recommend that you accept cookies for our website.

7. Automatic identity and credit check when selecting Billsafe payment methods

In order to be able to offer you as many payment methods as possible, we would like to protect you and ourselves from misuse. If you choose the payment method purchase on account with Billsafe purchase on account, you will be asked in the ordering process to consent to the transfer of the data required for processing the payment and an identity and credit check to Billsafe. If you give your consent, your data (first and last name, street, house number, postal code, city, date of birth, telephone number and the account details provided by direct debit when purchasing) will be transmitted to Billsafe in connection with your order. For the purpose of its own identity and credit check, Billsafe, PayPal (Europe) S.à rl et Cie, SCA, 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxemburg or partner companies commissioned by Billsafe transmits data to credit reporting agencies (credit agencies) and receives information from them and, if applicable, creditworthiness information on the basis of mathematical-statistical procedures, the calculation of which includes address data (so-called score values). The credit agencies are Schufa Holding AG (Kormoranweg 5, 65201 Wiesbaden) and Bürgel Wirtschaftsinformationen GmbH & Co. KG (Gasstraße 18, 22761 Hamburg). You can find detailed information in the data protection provisions (https://www.billsafe.de/privacy-policy), as well as the terms of use (http://www.billsafe.de/terms-and-conditions/merchant#user-agreement; http: //www.billsafe.de/terms-and-conditions/merchant#user-policy) from Billsafe.

8. Data security and data protection, communication by email

By taking all technical and organizational options, your personal data is stored so that it is not accessible to third parties. When communicating by email, we cannot guarantee complete data security, so we recommend that you send information by post for information that requires a high level of confidentiality.

9. Data storage and data protection within the framework of the concluded contracts

We will save your personal data required to process the order on data carriers and process this data for the purpose of processing the contract. Your stored personal data will of course be treated confidentially. Your personal data are collected, processed and used in compliance with the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

10. Revocation of consent - data information and change requests - deletion & blocking of data

According to the Federal Data Protection Act, you have the right to free information about your stored data and, if necessary, the right to correct, block or delete this data. Your data will then be deleted if this does not conflict with legal regulations. You can revoke permission given to us to use your personal data at any time. Requests for information, deletion and correction of your data and any suggestions can be sent to the following address at any time:

 

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